in the Afternoon I did not attend O. HydeF. D Richards & B. Young
I attended the Prayer circle I herd a letter redd from Joseph Smith to
his Brother John which was good it showed his strong determination
in the work. it rained nearly all night
~ Monday
8th A rainy day I spent the time in the office over 1 inch of water
fell on a level I attended the meeting of the board of Directers we
appointed the Awarding Committees. C. C Rich arived from san
Bernadeno at 7 oclok this evening
~ Tuesday
9th I spent the day in the office mostly I went into the field in the
evening to see my wheat I never saw crops better
13th I spent most of the day in the officeG. A. SmithC. C. Rich & E M Green spent the fore part of the day in the office the stray
cattle was sold to day
~ Sunday
14 Sunday at 8 oclok in the morning a large Assembly of
the saints assembled in the Bowery & the clerks spent 4 Hours
in reading the trash & nonsens of the publications of the day on
Mormonism the Heathen rage & the people imaging vain things
& the whole world seems exceding mad against the Latter Day Saints
the After noon was spent in preaching I Attended the prayer Circle
the presidency & W. W. G.A.SA Lyman & C. C. Rich of the Twelve were
present there was much confersation upon various subject President Young said I shall not seal the people as I have done. Old Father Alread
brough[t] three young girls 12 & 13 years old I would not seal them
to them him they would not be equally yoked together. The devel can
get as many recommends as He can back many get their endow-
ments who are not worthy but this is the way devils are made there
will be some needed in the next world.
J. C. Little & L. W. Hardy
was sent out to obtain cattle to help pay a Church Debt in few
days they returned Little from the North & SouthHardy from the South their
was cattle gathered so the presidency paid sixteen thousand Dollars
debts with them. The subject of WmSmith was brought up it
was said that Joseph Smith Prophesied that He would become
a good man when He became an old man the brethren thought
that He said if He ever did become good it would be when was
an old man. President Young then said "whether Joseph
said it or not I will say in the name of the Lord that if Wm
Smith lives untill He is 65 or 70 years old He will become
a good humble man he will do the best He can He will have
to Answer for his sins" write this Brother Woodruff & put
it into the Church History" when a man give way to the power
of the Devil He finds it hard to recover himself again
in the Afternoon I did not attend O. HydeF. D Richards & B. Young
I attended the Prayer circle I herd a letter redd from Joseph Smith to
his Brother John which was good it showed his strong determination
in the work. it rained nearly all night
~ Monday
8th A rainy day I spent the time in the office over 1 inch of water
fell on a level I attended the meeting of the board of Directers we
appointed the Awarding Committees. C. C Rich arived from san
Bernadeno at 7 oclok this evening
~ Tuesday
9th I spent the day in the office mostly I went into the field in the
evening to see my wheat I never saw crops better
13th I spent most of the day in the officeG. A. SmithC. C. Rich &
E M Green spent the fore part of the day in the office the stray
cattle was sold to day
~ Sunday
14 Sunday at 8 oclok in the morning a large Assembly of
the saints assembled in the Bowery & the clerks spent 4 Hours
in reading the trash & nonsens of the publications of the day on
Mormonism the Heathen rage & the people imaging vain things
& the whole world seems exceding mad against the Latter Day Saints
the After noon was spent in preaching I Attended the prayer Circle
the presidency & W. W. G.A.SA Lyman & C. C. Rich of the Twelve were
present there was much confersation upon various subject President
Young said I shall not seal the people as I have done. Old Father Alread
brought three young girls 12 & 13 years old I would not seal them
to him they would not be equally yoked together. The devel can
get as many recommends as He can back many get their endowments who are not worthy but this is the way devils are made there
will be some needed in the next world.
J. C. Little & L. W. Hardy
was sent out to obtain cattle to help pay a Church Debt in few
days they returned Little from the North &Hardy from the South their
was cattle gathered so the presidency paid sixteen thousand Dollars
debts with them. The subject of WSmith was brought up it
was said that Joseph Smith Prophesied that He would become
a good man when He became an old man the brethren thought
that He said if He ever did become good it would be when was
an old man. President Young then said "whether Joseph
said it or not I will say in the name of the Lord that if Wm
Smith lives untill He is 65 or 70 years old He will become
a good humble man he will do the best He can He will have
to Answer for his sins" write this Brother Woodruff & put
it into the Church History" when a man give way to the power
of the Devil He finds it hard to recover himself again
"Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)," June 8, 1857 - June 14, 1857, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed March 28, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/vgY0